In Detail This book will show you how to create realistic architectural models in Blender. You also will learn how to add people to different scenes as well as other objects into an existing photograph or a video making it easier to increase the realism. You will see how to use the final models to create simpler scenes for use in 3D games, where real-time rendering is necessary. You'll also see how to use them to create the sets for animated movies. What you will learn from this book? Building a detailed and realistic models of buildings, furniture, and interior views landscapesCreate rooms and offices and exterior views of buildings, landscapes, and tourism courtyardsProduce video from the building and the environment you createExport simplified version of your model to be used in the game and still images and interactive environmentsExport using GIMP to give them polishUse end of natural resources and artificial light to illuminate your scenes in wayApply realistic textures for building surfaces to produce more detailed and realistic human scenesAdd and other 'props' to your scene to improve their realismDevelop library of textures, materials, objects that you can use over and over againUse the YafRay raytracer to create a surprisingly realistic, photo quality imagesHow to import materials between interactive animation scenesCreate Approach This book consists of many examples of interest, which is formed by using various features of Blender. You can make a realistic 3D model that can be used when creating different animation projects. Print version of this book in black and white, but full-color versions of images are available for download at: Packtpub.com. E-book version, available from Packt, is full color. Who is this book written for? This book is for architects, game designers, artists, or filmmakers who want to create realistic buildings, interiors, and scenery using Blender 3D, free, open-source graphics tool.